Definition of Opening. Meaning of Opening. Synonyms of Opening

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Definition of Opening

OpeningOpening O"pen*ing, n.
1. The act or process of opening; a beginning; commencement;
first appearance; as, the opening of a speech.
The opening of your glory was like that of light.
--Dryden.
2. A place which is open; a breach; an aperture; a gap;
cleft, or hole.
We saw him at the opening of his tent. --Shak.
3. Hence: A vacant place; an opportunity; as, an opening for
business. [Colloq.] --Dickens.
4. A thinly wooded space, without undergrowth, in the midst
of a forest; as, oak openings. [U.S.] --Cooper.